D.C. v. County of San Diego et al

Filing 101

ORDER: (1) For Status Report; (2) Setting Status Conference Via Videoconference. The Status Report shall be filed on or before 10/26/2020. A Status Conference via videoconference is set for 10/28/2020 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes. Signed by Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes on 10/21/2020. (tcf)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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D.C., a minor by and through his
Guardian Ad Litem, HELEN GARTER,
on behalf of himself and all others
similarly situated,

Case No.: 15cv1868-MMA- NLS
ORDER
(1) FOR STATUS REPORT

Plaintiff,

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v.

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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, A.B. AND
JESSIE POLINSKY CHILDREN’S
CENTER, SAN DIEGO COUNTY
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY,

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(2) SETTING STATUS
CONFERENCE VIA
VIDEOCONFERENCE

Defendants.

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This case was previously stayed pending Plaintiff’s Petition for Writ of Certiorari.

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ECF No. 97. On October 13, 2020, the parties notified the Court that the Petition for

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Writ has been denied. ECF No. 100. Accordingly, the Court ORDERS as follows:

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1.

The parties previously filed a status report with the Court as to the state of

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discovery in the case. ECF No. 93. The Court now ORDERS the parties to file an

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updated joint status report, to outline what discovery remains in the case. Parties should

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include what claims Plaintiff seeks to add to the complaint and what additional discovery
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would be required should leave to amend be granted. This report shall be filed on or

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before October 26, 2020.

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2.

Counsel must appear on October 28, 2020 at 10:00 am before Magistrate

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Judge Stormes for a further status conference via videoconference. To facilitate the

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videoconference, the parties shall abide by the following procedures:

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a. The Court will use its official Zoom video conferencing account to hold

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the conference. If you are unfamiliar with Zoom: Zoom is available on

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computers through a download on the Zoom website

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(https://zoom.us/meetings). Participants must use laptops or desktop

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computers for the conference. Participants are encouraged to create an

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account, install Zoom and familiarize themselves with Zoom in advance

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of the conference.1 There is a cost-free option for creating a Zoom

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account.

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b. Prior to the start of the conference, the Court will email each participant

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an invitation to join a Zoom video conference. Participants shall join the

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video conference by following the ZoomGov Meeting hyperlink in the

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invitation. Participants who do not have Zoom already installed on

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their device when they click on the ZoomGov Meeting hyperlink will

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be prompted to download and install Zoom before proceeding. Zoom

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may then prompt participants to enter the password included in the

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invitation. All participants will be placed in a waiting room until the

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conference begins.

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c. Each participant should plan to join the Zoom video conference at least

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five minutes before the start of the conference to ensure that the

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For help getting started with Zoom, visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697Getting-Started

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conference begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. The Zoom e-mail invitation

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may indicate an earlier start time, but the conference will begin at

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the Court-scheduled time.

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d. No later than October 26, 2020, counsel for each party shall send an e-

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mail to the Court at [e-mail] containing the

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following:

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i. The name and title of each participant,

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ii. An e-mail address for each participant to receive the Zoom

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video conference invitation; and

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iii. A telephone number where each participant may be reached so

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that if technical difficulties arise, the Court will be in a position to

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proceed telephonically instead of by video conference. (If counsel

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prefers to have all participants of their party on a single conference

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call, counsel may provide a conference number and appropriate

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call-in information, including an access code, where all counsel

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and parties or party representatives for that side may be reached as

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an alternative to providing individual telephone numbers for each

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participant.)

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: October 21, 2020

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